Microkayla pinguis

Microkayla pinguis is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Bolivia and only known from its type locality in Inquisivi Province, La Paz Department.^[1][2] It is known from an area consisting of a mixture of elfin forest and pastures, where it was found under stones in a humid stream bed. Smallholder agriculture and climate change are potential threats to this species.^[1]

Microkayla pinguis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Strabomantidae
Genus:	Microkayla
Species:	M. pinguis
Binomial name
Microkayla pinguis (Harvey and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1998)
Synonyms
Phrynopus pinguis Harvey and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1998 Psychrophrynella pinguis (Harvey and Ergueta-Sandoval, 1998)